basketball kingdom

Chapter 572 Attack
Xu Tian was led by Curry to run, trying to ensure that he did not lose his position, and continued to exert offensive pressure on him.

Draymond Green and Curry have a tacit understanding that does not need to speak. The paint area forms a screen, blocking Xu Tian and allowing Curry to run to the right corner.

The Lakers adopted an infinite defense strategy for Curry, always keeping someone in front of him to avoid being found open.Although Curry's need for space is very small, he should try his best to consume his physical strength and reduce his threat.

Xu Tian needed to rotate the defense, but was held back by Draymond Green and did not go to make up the defense in time.

Iguodala received the pass, seized the open opportunity, jumped up and shot without hesitation!

Three point hit!

8-9!

Iguodala didn't retreat, and took the initiative to defend Xu Tian, ​​and continued to block the receiving space.They are also standing on the edge of the cliff now, they can only give it a go, and they can't care about saving their energy.

Kobe received the serve easily, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt at a slow speed, bent over at the top of the arc, and organized the attack.He has a good passing ability and can be a temporary point guard.

Xu Tian ran without the ball, pulled the Warriors' defense, and looked for offensive opportunities.

George was also running. After Nance Jr.'s cover, he ran to the left and right sides of the court, disrupting the Warriors' defense.

Iguodala pulled Nance Jr. while going around the screen, and was whistled for a pull foul, and the Lakers sent the frontcourt sideline ball.

Xu Tian walked out of the sideline, and under Iguodala's interference, he sent the ball to Kobe.

Kobe didn't call for the pick-and-roll anymore, bent over to dribble and broke through, and directly pushed Curry away on the way, making him unable to defend.

Draymond Green ran over to help defend, and stood outside the collision zone reasonably, and stood in the best defensive position.

Kobe had noticed Draymond Green a long time ago, did not continue to advance, stopped suddenly in the paint area, leaned back mid-range with his signature elegance, and shot directly!
The arc drawn by the basketball is very high, with a wonderful spin, directly into the net!
10-9!

Mike Breen said: "Kobe is in a good state tonight, and the Warriors may need to bet more defensive energy."

Mark Jackson said: "This is difficult to do. The Warriors' perimeter defense is at the average level of the league. Facing the Lakers' three big perimeter players of about two meters, it is really difficult to restrict."

"Then how to stabilize the situation?"

Mark Jackson said: "From my point of view, it should be offensive. The Warriors have Splash Brothers, and the offensive end is not necessarily weaker than the Lakers' outside line, and this is their style, and they should use this method to win."

Jeff Van Gundy said: "What Mark said has some truth. The three outside players of the Lakers have a height advantage, it is difficult to defend, and it will increase physical energy consumption. It is better to let the Splash Brothers fight against them and try to win with offense. "

Steve Kerr also thought about this, standing on the sidelines, carefully observing the offensive state of the players to see if it was feasible.

Klay Thompson went to the right side of the court, caught the ball near the free throw line, and shot directly against Xu Tian's defense.

The basketball draws a beautiful arc, and the sound of entering the net is pleasant!
10-11!

Klay Thompson's soft touch gave Steve Kerr a lot of confidence, making him decide to increase the focus of the offensive end during the official timeout and use offense to win.

Players from both sides showed their talents, maintained the situation where the score was leading alternately, and ushered in the first official timeout.This timeout counted on the Lakers who did not call the timeout.

Scott basically did not adjust his tactics, Kobe still controlled the ball, Xu Tian and George moved without the ball to look for offensive opportunities.

Steve Kerr looked at the starting five players and asked, "Do you think our offense is stronger, or the Lakers' offense is stronger?"

Draymond Green is a passionate player, and he replied bluntly: "We have Stephen and Clay, so they are naturally better than the Lakers."

In order to reduce the hesitation in his heart, Steve Kerr did not continue to explore which team had the stronger offensive ability. He directly arranged tactics and decided to fight against the Lakers.

Iguodala was taken down and Harrison Barnes, who was more offensively capable, was brought in.

Steve Kerr knew it was risky, but decided to try it anyway.

After the timeout ended, the three commentators all guessed Steve Kerr's plan when they saw the players returning to the court.They didn't expect that he had such great courage.

Harrison Barnes' defensive ability is much worse than that of Iguodala, and he can't restrict Xu Tian from receiving the ball at all, so he can only chase and defend from his side.

Xu Tian also saw what the Warriors were thinking. He didn't stop the ball in the frontcourt and directly launched a breakthrough.In terms of offensive ability alone, no one is his opponent.

Harrison Barnes struggled to follow up on the side, completely unable to see through Xu Tian's offensive choice, was pulled away by an emergency stop, and was almost knocked down.

Xu Tian made an emergency stop at 21 feet, soft mid-range!

Swish!
22-21!

Steve Kerr stood on the sidelines, his expression as calm as possible, watching the team's offensive play.

Curry dribbled the ball in the frontcourt and almost lost the ball under Xu Tian's interference, but he still found a chance and threw the ball out.

The basketball seems to be enchanted, and it hits the net with precision!
22-24!

With a smile on the corner of Xu Tian's mouth, he received the serve from Nance Xiao and distributed the ball to Kobe on the right while running.

Kobe felt that his hand was hot, and he jumped from the top of the arc on the right, and directly shot a three-pointer!

Hit the board!

25-24!

Bryant had always been interested in hand-to-hand combat, but tonight, he enjoyed the rhythm of each other.

Curry used the cover to bring the ball to the frontcourt, and tried to get rid of Xu Tian's defense. When he couldn't succeed, he handed the ball to Klay Thompson, who was running on the left.

George almost sealed Klay Thompson's face, but still failed to block the attack.

25-26!

Mike Breen said: "The defenses of both sides are very good, but they can't block each other. It seems that tonight will be a big game."

Mark Jackson looked at the court where the game was in progress, and said: "In this round of the series, basically every game has a high total score. This has something to do with the styles of the two teams, and tonight will probably be no exception."

Xu Tian made a breakthrough to attract three people to double-team, and passed the ball between them to McGee who was emptied in the penalty area.

McGee turned around with the ball and dunked vigorously with both hands!
27-26!

Jeff Van Gundy said: "If ordinary teams face the Warriors' defense, they can't play such a smooth offense at all, or the Lakers are too strong, and this will happen."

Mark Jackson said: "It can be said that. The Lakers have won the last three games. Although there are twists and turns, it can reflect that their level may have reached the Warriors."

"Really scary." Mark Jackson used horror as an adjective.

Harrison Barnes became the player who was emptied by the Warriors. He caught the ball and took off, shot and hit the iron, and took the lead in breaking the mutual rush.

(End of this chapter)